Disability, impairment or functional limitation is experienced by a much higher percentage of the population than is commonly known. Australia’s only university-accredited online access course aims to train more web accessibility experts to make websites, online communications, and digital media more inclusive and accessible to more people in Australia and round the world.

Web and digital accessibility should be a vital part of any business plan. Everyone’s communication requirements should be acknowledged and planned for from the beginning, as accessibility is just as important as even security and virus protection, if not more so. This article offers four good reasons why accessibility needs to be integrated into your business plans, before you roll them out.

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Webinars continue to grow in popularity, but are they really all that they are cracked up to be for the one in five people with a disability? Dr Scott Hollier, Media Access Australia’s Digital Accessibility Director, launched an investigation into their accessibility and found all of them quite challenging. He shares his findings in an informative podcast and article.